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Jewelled blenny
Salarias fasciatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Jewelled blenny
- Scientific
- Salarias fasciatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 8 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A blenny covered in pale spots with dark streaks at the front and dusky bands, reaching about 14 cm. It grazes algae on reef flats and rubble in shallow water.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Salarias-fasciatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cricket_(Salarias_fasciatus).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.